Ok, so my SO’s father was diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemo/rad. So being the thoughtful daughter-in-sin that I am, I decided to knit him a cap to keep his head warm for winter, especially since he will most likely lose his hair.
The flipping cap is TOO big. It’s too big on me and I have a fat head with tons of hair. So I know it will be too large on him. :wall::wall:
Any ideas on how to shrink it? I made it k2p2 ribbing with Cascade Tweed 128. I cast on 84 stitches. I suppose I could modify this one for myself and make him another one. Hmph!! :gah:
From everything I have read the chemo makes the scalp highly sensitive so extra seams would be something to avoid and I suspect felting also. Tho not sure re this. Others will comment I’m sure. I can’t think of anything apart from making another one although men’s sizes…hair or no hair…are often bigger.
Debbie…you don’t think even light felting would make it a little scratchy? Hmmmm…I think this is why a lot of people have recommended cotton yarns for hats but I admit I can’t quite recall…
Once the hat is made there isn’t too much you can do other than felt it. I guess you could seam it, but that is not good for sensitive heads. I think that yarn might be too scratchy, too. Maybe you could reuse the yarn for something else and start a new soft one?
DH’s sister and her boyfriend/fiance/father-of-her-two-kids/whatever-you-want-to-call-him are common-law married (they live in Colorado, where it exists), so DH refers to her guy as his “brother-in-common-law”. :roflhard:
Good luck!